Key findings: P7162 - Land transport survey, February 2013

Freight transportation

The volume of goods transported (payload) increased by 4,5% in February 2013 compared with February 2012. The corresponding income increased by 7,0% over the same period.

Income from freight transportation increased by 6,9% in the three months ended February 2013 compared with the three months ended February 2012. The main contributors to this increase were:

  • primary mining and quarrying products (13,0% and contributing 4,2 percentage points);
  • containers (20,1% and contributing 1,0 percentage point); and
  • `other` freight (11,0% and contributing 1,0 percentage point).

Passenger transportation

The number of passenger journeys increased by 4,6% in February 2013 compared with February 2012. The corresponding income increased by 15,4% over the same period.